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Being Knocked Out is Not Something to Brag About

By sarajean on 5/15/10 3:14pm
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I keep seeing these really stupid Facebook groups in my friends’ feeds these days. Some make me smile, some make me want to vomit, and some are just plain monstrous. One of the ones I’ve been seeing fairly regularly is “When I was your age, parents spanked their kids and not gave them time-outs.” Not only did this spanking apparently affect your ability to use proper grammar, people who join this group—it also mutilated your view on how to discipline children.

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Teaching Peace: It’s Easier Than You Might Think

By sarajean on 7/14/09 1:22pm
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With so much world violence happening at every moment, and kids being exposed to bullying (both on and offline these days) at such early ages, it’s more important than ever to start teaching nonviolence and the importance of peace at an early age.

“Peace?” you might think, “Isn’t that a bit of a large concept for my toddler?” Not really. Consider all of the times you tell little Carson to not hit or to play nice, or remind young Sasha to share her toys or even to use her “inside voice.” Even preschool teachers who have “Keep your arms, feet and other objects to yourself” or some variation of that rule enforced in their classroom are teaching peace.

Whether you’re a babysitter, teacher aid, parent, or you simply have little ones in your life as neighbors or relatives, you can foster peace, too.

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